It was 8 1/2 yrs. ago, a friend of my husband and I had come over for a visit. With her she had this kitten that she was taking care of because it was taken from her mother too soon. She was the cutest little grey calico.

We, my husband and I, already had one 6 month old all black female cat. I sweet talked my husband into letting us take the kitten. Our friend told us what to do with her food and how to train her to use the litter box.

She was so tiny, we kept her in the bathtub with blankets, we were afraid she’d get lost in the house. It took us a quite a few days to come up with her name. I was trying to come up with some cutesy name, but my husband wasn’t having it. more…